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Credit for below: Bengt’s Notes

Once, a long time ago, there was a wise Zen master. People from far and near would seek his counsel and ask for his wisdom. Many would come and ask him to teach them, enlighten them in the way of Zen. He seldom turned any away.

One day an important man, a man used to command and obedience came to visit the master. “I have come today to ask you to teach me about Zen. Open my mind to enlightenment.” The tone of the important man’s voice was one used to getting his own way.

The Zen master smiled and said that they should discuss the matter over a cup of tea. When the tea was served the master poured his visitor a cup. He poured and he poured and the tea rose to the rim and began to spill over the table and finally onto the robes of the wealthy man. Finally the visitor shouted, “Enough. You are spilling the tea all over. Can’t you see the cup is full?”

The master stopped pouring and smiled at his guest. “You are like this tea cup, so full that nothing more can be added. Come back to me when the cup is empty. Come back to me with an empty mind.”

NOTE:

We are in a phased reopening. New students must take two virtual (Zoom), one-on-one, trial lessons and a private lesson first before starting the all-ranks, in-person classes. See www.wingtsunaz.com/trial-lesson for availability, scheduling and online payments.

Two in-person classes are underway at our school in Gilbert.

We do a no-touch temperature check at the door. Masks are required. Hand and arm washing and/or sanitizer is required. Ventilation is large fans in constant use.

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Is our Leung Ting WingTsun®

the same as most versions of the Yip Man Legacy?

See Understanding Imitation: https://wingtsunaz.com/understanding-imitation/

Like other versions of “Wing Chun,” Wing Tsun uses close-range methods:

palms, punches, elbows, knees, shoulders, anti-grappling, and kicks to the lower half of the attacker’s body.

We teach in a traditional format.

However, followers of this art know that it diverges from traditional Chinese styles in that there are fewer forms (prearranged sequences).

Also there is less emphasis on appearance, and more on function.

As a Wing Tsun practitioner, you will seek to remain facing an attacker. Wing Tsun is not fancy. It effective and practical.

How do we differ from other versions of Wing Chun?

Leung Ting began private training from late Grandmaster Yip Man in the early 1970s.

He saw a startling difference from what he had long been learning from Yip Man’s first Hong Kong disciple.

He formed his own teaching system from this knowledge and called it Wing Tsun.

√ Footwork is utilized as a primary concern instead of placed as a secondary consideration.

√ Hands without correct use of stepping affects how effective you can be.

√ Fighting and self-defense applications are emphasized.

√ Yip Man’s and other lineages have always had some applications which are seldom taught. We teach them.

√ Five ranges of fighting.

√ Fighting from the ground is taught using the same principals.

√ We do not try to combine other martial arts which have different concepts. Wing Tsun principals are always used.

√ We recognize that sticky hands (chi sau), the core of the art, is not fighting. We go beyond chi sau.

– Students learn at their own pace.–

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OUR LOCATION:

Located in Gilbert, with close access to Tempe, Mesa, and San Tan Valley, Wing Tsun Arizona is your opportunity to learn the martial art Bruce Lee learned in China.

745 N. Gilbert Rd. #120, Gilbert, AZ 85234

S.E. corner of Gilbert Rd. and Guadalupe Rd. in the same center as Salads ‘N Go and Arby’s at the north end of the strip center. We are between Amazing Discoveries and The Gilbert Poolman.

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Class Schedule

		Tue	Thursday
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm		In-Person Group Class All ranks	In-Person Group Class All ranks

Tue

Thursday

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

In-Person Group Class

All ranks

In-Person Group Class

All ranks

*Note: Starting Thursday, Sept. 9, an additional all-ranks class starts, 7:00 – 8:00 pm.

A typical one-hour class consists of:

Forms practice, 10-15 minutes.
Physical warm-up for conditioning and fitness: leg work, chain punches, pad-work, ground defense drills on mats.
Paired practice, lead-arm defense, sticky-hands, lat-sau, then finish.
Class content varies depending on ranks present.

Information on Special Classes or extra training:

From time to time, we offer special classes in specific subjects such as anti-grappling with Wing Tsun concepts, realistic self-defense applications, self-defense confrontations, and dealing with weapons.

Private lessons are offered as instructor time permits at extra cost. Students must be attending group classes on a regular basis.

Private lessons are a boost to regular group training. A greater level of detail is possible because the instrructor’s attention is just on you. At the chi sau (sticky hands) grades, you get the expert’s hands on chi sau training.

Class Structure…

What To Expect

The slow movements of Wing Tsun’s first form are an ancient acknowledgement that slowing down can calm the nerves. As you move through the form, you breath slowly in through the nose and out through the mouth, expanding the diaphragm. You will learn this as your first set of movements.

It is suggested…

…that you obtain the book Wing Tsun Kuen by Leung Ting, 10th Level M.O.C. to study with us either before joining or shortly after. This is the basic book of 300+ pages and has hundreds of descriptive photos, front, side and overhead views, hard cover. This book is extremely useful as a training reference. It is Wing Tsun in the Grandmaster’s own words. It can be obtained used or new from a number of web sites:

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A trial lesson with us consists of a combination of basic hand techniques, some application in self-defense and introduction into the basic concepts. Wing Tsun has no jumping kicks, kicks above the waist, or spinning. The movements are mostly confined to the outline of the body limits. Depending on the individual, some people may be a little muscle sore the next day. In movement, the techniques appear to be quite simple. However the coordination required can be challenging and very beneficial to the mind-body connection.

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